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Pennsylvania judges will be barred from serving on corporate boards under new rules announced by the state Supreme Court on Wednesday, part of an overhaul of the state's dated judicial canons.

The changes also bar judges from nepotism in hiring and could have a sweeping impact on the culture of courthouses across the state and in the region, where several local judges hold posts in the business world and others have relatives on their staffs.

The decisions are a piece of an extensive rewrite of the code governing judges' behavior. The bans bring Pennsylvania's judiciary in line with most state courts and the best practices proposed by the American Bar Association, which has...

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Pennsylvania judges will be barred from serving on corporate boards under new rules announced by the state Supreme Court on Wednesday, part of an overhaul of the state's dated judicial canons.
The changes also bar judges from nepotism in hiring and could...